Brighton Town, Kenosha County, Wisconsin Population

Overview

1,453

Total Population

53.2

Median age

53.41%

Female population %

87.2:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

70-74 years

Largest age group

65.9

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

24

Hispanic population

Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (ACS) 2021

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Age

Brighton town's population is old compared to the rest of the country:

The median age in Brighton town is 53.2, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Brighton town's population under 18 was 16.17%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Brighton town's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 26.77% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Brighton town, 12.94% were under the age of 15, 11.29% aged 15 to 29, 49.00% aged 30 to 64, 25.05% aged 65 to 84, and 1.72% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 99 more females than males in Brighton town:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 53.41% females and 46.59% males in Brighton Town, Kenosha County, Wisconsin.
The Brighton Town, Kenosha County, Wisconsin gender ratio is 87.2:100 i.e. 87.2 men to 100 women (0.872).
For male population, the largest age group is 60-64 years with a population of 82.
For the female population, the largest age group is 70-74 years with a population of 165.

Brighton town's population has become increasingly diverse:

Racial distribution of Brighton town population: 95.80% are White, 0.14% are Asian, 1.10% are some other race and 2.96% are multiracial.
Brighton town's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the town.
By ethnicity, 24 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 1,429 (98.35% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Brighton town is White with a population of 1,392 (95.80% of the total population).

Brighton town's population has already reached its peak and is showing a trend of decline:

The peak population was 1,560 in the year 2009
From 2000 to 2010, Brighton town's population decreased by 6 (0.41%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Brighton town's population decreased by 26 (1.79%), according to Census Bureau's Population Estimates Program. For the same period, the rate of growth for the United States was 7.17%.
Between the year 2000 and 2022, Brighton town's population was lowest in year 2020 at 1,427.